Rebuilding What Was Always Ours: The Inherent Right to Self-Government

“Where it all began…” Exploring the history of the Indian Act and the inherent right to self-government. Episode 1 covers how First Nation communities governed themselves successfully before the arrival of European settlers and how the introduction of colonial government and the Indian Act changed ways of life that had been practiced for millennia.

Host: Catherine MacQuarrie

Guests: Frances Abele, Terry Poucette

Producer: Emma Fazakas

Executive Producers: Catherine MacQuarrie, Mason Ducharme

Music:

Constitution Song by The Spiritual Warriors

Inquisitive Orchestra by Musictown on Pixabay